San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-20

We are sole agents for the famous
non-explosiye Adams 81 Westlake's kero-
sene and gasoline stoves, patent pump
oil cans and oil, at lowest prices.
7-l5-tf. WAGNER & CHABOT.
Bolton, at Houston street bridge,
says he ia selling everything in the store
at and below cost. IL I'm
Mrs. Louis Ferguson ia anxious to
hear Of the whereabouts Of her son, En-
DRY COIlett, aged 10 years, who was at
one time a nswsbOy on the Missouri Pa
citic railroad.
i. FontRine, the cOlOred man who
was whipped for his impertinence to
Mr.. Warrington, was fined Sl5 yester-
day for the offence.
Col. John 7. Lytle, ia in from his
ranch. lie Is dry, and says that prohi-
bitiOnists are thick In the country west
OF San Antonio.
Trinidad BasqueZ was arrested yes
terday for so cruelty beating a calf that
IL almost died. The recorder will inves-
tigate 1t tomorrow.
st. JOseph's Orphan Asylum have
taken out a permit to build a $500 brick
addition to their Orphanage, on north
side Military plaza.
The apporTiOnment Of the $4,000
appropriation for the ensuing year, was
canvassed in the council committee
room this afternoon.
-Connor says his attorneys advised
him to try and collect the note that
way and he thought 1t pretty good
time to do so. Then he was going to
vote the way he ID pleased.
The two women, Hazel Nolan and
LOttie Baum, inmates OF the house OF i'll
fame of Carrie Anderson, were fined So
and costs each by Justice Barnes yester-
day for assault on Matte Hamilton Mon
day morning.
Morris Meyer was before the United
States commissioner this morning
charged with violating the internal rev.
enue laws by taking in two partners In
his beer saloon, without changing his
licenses to conform with the law.
The Johnson Grass Statesman re-
mRrked: "CAn he make Ii stick?"
Whether the Doodle charges will stick
or not, il will leave an awful stink. A
tamale by any other name will smell
just the same.
After the speaking by Hon. W. II.
Grain, this evening, ut the sEti-prOhibi-
ton platform on Houston street, our
Mexican citizens will be addressed in
Spanish on the same issue by MIR. VIM.
Warden, of this city.
MIR. Richard Gerfers, n sheepman of
the HelOtes district, tells strange
story to the reporters of q shepherd
who ate too many frijOles (beans) and
drank some water and then died. Why
didn't he cook the beans?
Capt. VIM. A. Pitts, of Austin, while
in this city yesterday on business, re-
ceiyed the sad intelligence by telegraph
of the accidental death OF his father in
San Marcos The old gentleman, eighty
years of age, fell from a stairway and
broke his neck.
The city bonds were auctiened off
yesterday to N w. Harris & Co., of Chi
cago. at 1913 cents. The bidders were n.
w. Harris q Co, l02; f. b. Chandler,
l0l3 and j. 5. Lockwood, lO2. The tie
was between Lockwood and Harris &
Co.. and other bids we're invited to be
opened In the afternoon, at which lime
Mr.. Lockwood became Disguised and
Harris d Co. secured the bonds.
Poor families living east OF the Sun
set rOund-hOuse are compelled TO buy
their drinking water from Mexican
water haulers at 30 cents per barrel.
Two barrels per week are used, costing
60 cents, and they are kicking and viii.
bring in a petition to the city council to
have water mains laid.
"A man and wife on SOiedad street
had a cat and parrot time Of it last night.
The man was drunk and his wife
stopped him from getting glass of beer
in the Cave by going in with him and for
bidding the barkeeper to furnish him
with it.. Then they went home and she
received beating from him.
Sheriff Hahn, of COmal county, tele-
graphed to Deputy U. S. Marshal Bell
at this place, Monday night, to come and
bring tour men to arrest some suspicious
men, supposed to be train robbers, who
were camped 10 miles from New Braun
fels. As Bell could get no special en-
CINE from the railway company he could
rot GO.
"A charge was made a few days ago
before justice of the peace, charging
VIM. Miller, a cOlOred youth, with Sc
duotiOn of Bette Gross under promise
OF marriage. He was given the option
of marrying the girl or being prOsecut-
ed and took the former. Justice Meal
lister married them in his Office today.